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Gers (Occitan: Gers) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Gers River. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Credit(s): fr:Utilisateur:Rinaldum Source: french wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The term Administration, as used in the context of government, differs according to jurisdiction. ... Departments (French: IPA: ) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... (Region flag) (Occitan cross) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments AriÃ¨ge Aveyron Gers Haute-Garonne Hautes-PyrÃ©nÃ©es Lot Tarn Tarn-et-Garonne Arrondissements 22 Cantons 293 Communes 3,020 Statistics Land area1 45,348 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 8th) - January 1, 2006 est. ... In France, a prÃ©fecture is the administrative town of a dÃ©partement. ... Auch is a town and commune in southwestern France. ... A subprefecture in Verdun, France Subprefectures (French: sous-prÃ©fectures) are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. ... Condom is a town and commune in the French dÃ©partement of Gers, of which it is a sous-prÃ©fecture. ... Mirande is a commune of the Gers dÃ©partement, in France. ... The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. ... The 3 arrondissements of the Gers department are: Arrondissement of Auch, (prefecture of the Gers department: Auch) with 12 cantons and 154 communes. ... The cantons of France are administrative divisions subdividingarrondissements and dÃ©partementscommunes Cantons number 3,879 among the 329 arondissements and 96 departments of France. ... The following is a list of the 31 cantons of the Gers department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Auch-Nord-Est Auch-Nord-Ouest Auch-Sud-Est-Seissan Auch-Sud-Ouest Cologne Gimont LIsle-Jourdain Jegun Lombez Samatan Saramon Vic-Fezensac Cazaubon Condom Eauze Fleurance Lectoure Mauvezin Miradoux Montr... The commune is an administrative division of France. ... The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Gers dÃ©partement, in France. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The emblem of the French Socialist Party The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS) is the main opposition party in France. ... Categories: | ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 kmÂ² and 10,000 kmÂ². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... For other meanings, see Estuary (disambiguation) Rio de la Plata estuary An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Occitan, or langue doc is a Romance language characterized by its richness, variability, and by the intelligibility of its dialects. ... Departments (French: IPA: ) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Gers is a 178 km long river in southern France. ...

History

In the Middle Ages, the Lordship of L'Isle-Jourdain was nearby. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... LIsle-Jourdain was a lordship and then county near Gers in Gascony during the High Middle Ages. ...

Gers is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascony. The French Revolution (1789â€“1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Kingdom of France was organized into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the dÃ©partement system superseded provinces. ... Aquitaine (or Guyenne or Guienne) now forms a région in south-western France along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. ... Map of the historical and cultural area of Gascony. ...

Geography

Located in southwestern France, Gers is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region. It is surrounded by the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Landes, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques. (Region flag) (Occitan cross) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments AriÃ¨ge Aveyron Gers Haute-Garonne Hautes-PyrÃ©nÃ©es Lot Tarn Tarn-et-Garonne Arrondissements 22 Cantons 293 Communes 3,020 Statistics Land area1 45,348 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 8th) - January 1, 2006 est. ... Hautes-PyrÃ©nÃ©es is a dÃ©partement in southwestern France. ... Haute-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. ... Tarn-et-Garonne is a French dÃ©partement in the southwest of France. ... Lot-et-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers. ... Landes (Occitan: Lanas) is a dÃ©partement in southern France. ... PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques (Gascon: PirenÃ¨us-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a dÃ©partement in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Demographics

Culture

The culture is largely agricultural, with great emphasis on the local gastronomical specialties such as the foie gras and wild mushrooms. PÃ¢tÃ© de foie gras (right) with pickled pear. ...

The Gascon language is a dialect of the Occitan, but it is not widely spoken. Gascon (Gascon, ; French, ) is a dialect of the Occitan language. ... Occitan, or langue doc is a Romance language characterized by its richness, variability, and by the intelligibility of its dialects. ...

See also

The following is a list of the 31 cantons of the Gers department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Auch-Nord-Est Auch-Nord-Ouest Auch-Sud-Est-Seissan Auch-Sud-Ouest Cologne Gimont LIsle-Jourdain Jegun Lombez Samatan Saramon Vic-Fezensac Cazaubon Condom Eauze Fleurance Lectoure Mauvezin Miradoux Montr... The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Gers dÃ©partement, in France. ... The 3 arrondissements of the Gers department are: Arrondissement of Auch, (prefecture of the Gers department: Auch) with 12 cantons and 154 communes. ...

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Categories: Departments of France | Gers | Midi-Pyrénées geography stubs Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Departments (French: IPA: ) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... PrÃ©fecture building of the Ain dÃ©partement, in Bourg-en-Bresse Ain is a dÃ©partement named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France bordering Switzerland. ... Aisne is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River. ... Allier is a dÃ©partement in south-central France named after the Allier River. ... Alpes_de_Haute_Provence is a French département in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence. ... Hautes-Alpes is a dÃ©partement in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range. ... Alpes_Maritimes is a département in the extreme southeast corner of France. ... ArdÃ¨che (Occitan and Arpitan: Ardecha) is a department in south-central France named after the ArdÃ¨che River. ... Ardennes is a dÃ©partement in the northeast of France named after the Ardennes area. ... AriÃ¨ge is a dÃ©partement in southwestern France named after the AriÃ¨ge River. ... Aube is a dÃ©partement in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. ... Aude (Occitan: Aude) is a department in south-central France named after the Aude River. ... Aveyron (Occitan: Avairon) is a department in southern France named after the Aveyron River. ... Bouches-du-RhÃ´ne is a dÃ©partement in the south of France named after the mouth of the RhÃ´ne River. ... For the apple brandy produced in the region, see Calvados (spirit). ... For the cheese, see Cantal. ... Charente is a dÃ©partement in central France named after the Charente River. ... Charente-Maritime is a dÃ©partement on the west coast of France named after the Charente River. ... Cher is a dÃ©partement in the center of France. ... CorrÃ¨ze is a dÃ©partement in the center of France, named after the CorrÃ¨ze River. ... Corse-du-Sud is a French department. ... Haute-Corse is a French dÃ©partement. ... For other uses, see CÃ´te dOr (disambiguation). ... CÃ´tes-dArmor (French) / AodoÃ¹-an-Arvor (Breton) is a dÃ©partement in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. ... Creuse is a dÃ©partement in central France named after the Creuse River. ... Dordogne (Occitan: Dordonha) is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. ... Doubs is a dÃ©partement in eastern France named after the Doubs River. ... DrÃ´me is a dÃ©partement in southeastern France named after the DrÃ´me River. ... Eure is a dÃ©partement in the north of France named after the Eure River. ... Eure-et-Loir is a French département, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. ... FinistÃ¨re (Penn-ar-Bed in Breton) is a dÃ©partement of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French). ... Gard (Occitan: Gard) is a department located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. ... Haute-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. ... Gironde is a dÃ©partement in the southwest of France named after the Gironde Estuary. ... This article is about the French department. ... Ille-et-Vilaine is a dÃ©partement of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French) in the northwest corner of France. ... Indre is a dÃ©partement in the center of France named after the Indre River. ... Indre-et-Loire is a dÃ©partement in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers. ... IsÃ¨re is a dÃ©partement in the east of France named after the IsÃ¨re River. ... Jura is a dÃ©partement in the east of France named after the Jura mountains (not be confused with the Swiss canton of Jura). ... Landes (Occitan: Lanas) is a dÃ©partement in southern France. ... Loir-et-Cher is a dÃ©partement in north-central France named after its two principal rivers. ... This article is about the French department. ... Haute-Loire is a département in south-central France named after the Loire River. ... Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-InfÃ©rieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Loiret is a dÃ©partement in north-central France named after the Loiret River. ... Lot is a dÃ©partement in the southwest of France named after the Lot River. ... Lot-et-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers. ... LozÃ¨re (in Occitan Losera), is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central. ... Maine-et-Loire is a dÃ©partement in west-central France. ... Manche is a French dÃ©partement in Normandy named after La Manche (the sleeve), which is the French name of the English Channel. ... Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department. ... Haute-Marne is a dÃ©partement in the northeast of France named after the Marne River. ... Mayenne is a dÃ©partement in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. ... Meurthe-et-Moselle is a département in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers. ... Meuse is a dÃ©partement in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. ... Morbihan is a dÃ©partement in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan (small sea in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. ... Moselle is a dÃ©partement in the northeast of France named after the Moselle River. ... NiÃ¨vre is a dÃ©partement in the center of France named after the NiÃ¨vre River. ... Extent of Dutch in the Arrondissement of Dunkirk, 1874 and 1972 Nord (French term for: North) is a dÃ©partement in the north of France. ... Oise is a dÃ©partement in the north of France named after the Oise River. ... Orne is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. ... Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. ... Building of the Conseil GÃ©nÃ©ral of the Puy-de-DÃ´me dÃ©partement, in Clermont-Ferrand Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Puy-de-DÃ´me Puy-de-DÃ´me is a dÃ©partement. ... PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques (Gascon: PirenÃ¨us-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a dÃ©partement in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Hautes-PyrÃ©nÃ©es is a dÃ©partement in southwestern France. ... PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Orientales (English: , Catalan: , Occitan: ) is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. ... History The département was created on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution. ... Haut-Rhin is a French département, named after the Rhine river. ... RhÃ´ne is a French dÃ©partement located in the central Eastern rÃ©gion of RhÃ´ne-Alpes. ... Haute-SaÃ´ne (HiÃ´ta-Sona in Arpitan language) is a French department of the Franche-ComtÃ© (Franche-ComtÃ¢t) rÃ©gion, named after the SaÃ´ne River. ... SaÃ´ne-et-Loire is a French dÃ©partement, named after the SaÃ´ne and the Loire rivers between which it lies. ... The ChÃ¢teau de Boisclaireau, residence of the Gueroust family, Counts of Boisclaireau, in Sarthe. ... Savoie is a French dÃ©partement located in the Alps. ... Haute-Savoie is a French département, named after the Alps mountain range. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Seine-Maritime is a French département in Normandy. ... Seine-et-Marne is a French dÃ©partement, named after the Seine and the Marne rivers, and located in the ÃŽle-de-France rÃ©gion. ... Yvelines is a French dÃ©partement in the rÃ©gion of ÃŽle-de-France. ... Deux-SÃ¨vres is a French dÃ©partement. ... Somme is a French dÃ©partement, named after the Somme River, located in the north of France. ... For other uses, see Tarn (disambiguation). ... Tarn-et-Garonne is a French dÃ©partement in the southwest of France. ... Var is a department of southeastern France. ... The Vaucluse is a dÃ©partement in the southeast of France. ... VendÃ©e is a dÃ©partement in west central France, on the Atlantics Bay of Biscay. ... This article is about the French dÃ©partement. ... Haute-Vienne is a French dÃ©partement named after the Vienne River. ... Vosges is a French department, named after the Vosges mountain range. ... Yonne is a French dÃ©partement named after the Yonne River. ... The Territoire de Belfort is a département in the Franche-Comté région of eastern France. ... Essonne is a French department in the region of ÃŽle-de-France. ... Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ... Seine-Saint-Denis is a French dÃ©partement located in the ÃŽle-de-France rÃ©gion. ... Val-de-Marne is a French dÃ©partement, named after the Marne River, located in the ÃŽle-de-France rÃ©gion. ... Val-dOise is a French dÃ©partement named after the Oise River, located in the ÃŽle-de-France rÃ©gion. ...

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